Angelena’s Comments (group member since Aug 03, 2015)

Angelena’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

I wanted to do this challenge in 2018 and then promptly failed, so I'm going to try again in 2019. I joined back in 2010 and still have 22 books on my to-read shelf from that year.

Completed 0/22

1. The Lovely Bones
2. Great Expectations
3. Oliver Twist
4. Cat's Cradle
5. The Five People You Meet in Heaven
6. David Copperfield
7. Breakfast of Champions
8. Girl, Interrupted
9. Sybil: The Classic True Story of a Woman Possessed by Sixteen Personalities
10. Finding Alice
11. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
12. The Help
13. Stardust
14. Charlotte Brontë: A Passionate Life
15. The Joy Luck Club
16. Misery
17. Mystic River
18. Someone Like You
19. Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog
20. A Little Princess
21. What Happened to Goodbye
22. The Way of Shadows

Start date: August 3, 2015
End date: August 3, 2017
14/51 completed

1.Pocahontas: Read a book where the protagonist is Native American, loves nature, or displays shamanic powers. You can also read a retelling of Pocahontas.
a. Moon Called - Mercy Thompson is of Native American descent. (1/10/16)
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2. Jasmine: Read a book where the protagonist is of Arabic descent or is named Jasmine. You can also read a retelling of Aladdin.
a. The Wrath and the Dawn - Shahrzad, as well as most other characters, are of Arabic descent. (10/18/15)
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c. The Forbidden Wish - retelling of Aladdin

3. Snow White: Read a book where the protagonist has fair skin and dark hair. Or read a book where the protagonist is German (or of German descent). Read a book where the protagonist has many male friends. You can also read a retelling of Snow White.
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4. Aurora: Read a book where the protagonist has a curse placed upon her at birth. Or read a book where the main character is unaware of her biological family or where she comes from. You can also read a retelling of Sleeping Beauty.
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5. Mulan: Read a book where the protagonist is Chinese (or of Chinese descent), she must also be able to kick some serious ass. Read a book where the protagonist disguises herself as a man or enlists in the army.
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b. Dreamfever - While not of Chinese descent, Mac is able to kick some serious Unseelie ass, especially in this book. (3/16/16)
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6. Ariel: Read a book where the protagonist has red hair, has a lot of sisters, or is a mermaid. Or read a book where the protagonist frequently disobeys her father. You can also read a retelling of The Little Mermaid.
a. Rock Chick - Indy Savage has long, red hair.
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7. Belle: Read a book where the protagonist loves books and reading. Read a book about a protagonist who adores her father or falls in love with a man who is not handsome (he can have scars, be it emotional or physical) or is temperamental. You can also read a retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
a. Breathe - Faye is a librarian and, as such, loves to read.
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c. Whispers in the Dark - Nathan is scarred.
d. Cruel Beauty - Beauty and the Beast retelling

8. Esmeralda: Read a book where the protagonist is a Gypsy or read a book where the character has a pet goat (this should be interesting). You can also read a retelling of The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.
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9. Megara: Read a book where the protagonist has a low opinion of men and is cynical about love. You can also read a retelling of Hercules.
a. Rock Chick Revenge - "Ava hates men..." is the first part of the synopsis and, at the start, she does.
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10. Tiana: Read a book where the protagonist is African American, takes place in New Orleans, or is a waitress or an excellent cook. You can also read a retelling The Princess and the Frog.
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11. Cinderella: Read a book about someone who has an evil stepmother, or read a book about someone who has had a difficult life but perseveres with the help of love. You can also read a retelling of Cinderella.
a. Winter - Winter's stepmother is the evil Queen Levana. (2/24/16)
b. Law Man - Mara had a horrible life growing up, and with Mitch's help, learned that her past doesn't define who she is.
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12. Rapunzel: Read a book where the MC has really long hair or read a book where the MC was kidnapped. You can also read a retelling of Rapunzel.
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b. Kaleidoscope - (view spoiler)[ Emme was kidnapped when she was young. (hide spoiler)]
c. Cress - Rapunzel retelling

13. Alice: Read a book where the protagonist lives in a dream world or discovers an alternate (fantasy) world; read a book where the protagonist defies a monarch (preferably a queen). You can also read a retelling of Alice in Wonderland.
a. Darkfever - Mac discovers that the Fae and their world are real.
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14. Jane: Read a book where the protagonist is an artist; set in Africa or in a rural (out of reach) area; read a book that has a vibrant yellow cover or features someone on the cover dressed in yellow. You can also read a retelling of Tarzan.
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15. Tinker Bell: Read a book where the protagonist is a fairy. Or, because Tinker Bell doesn't speak, read a book where the protagonist is very shy or has problems communicating . You can also read a retelling of Peter Pan (but it has to feature a Tinker Bell).
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